The temperature on October 17, 1906 was between 9.2 °C and 16.8 °C and averaged 12.5 °C. There was 5.0 hours of sunshine (47%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
March 22 » The first England vs France rugby union match is played at Parc des Princes in Paris.
April 18 » An earthquake and fire destroy much of San Francisco, California.
May 22 » The Wright brothers are granted U.S. patent number 821,393 for their "Flying-Machine".
June 30 » The United States Congress passes the Meat Inspection Act and Pure Food and Drug Act.
August 13 » The all black infantrymen of the U.S. Army's 25th Infantry Regiment are accused of killing a white bartender and wounding a white police officer in Brownsville, Texas, despite exculpatory evidence; all are later dishonorably discharged. (Their records were later restored to reflect honorable discharges but there were no financial settlements.)
October 11 » San Francisco sparks a diplomatic crisis between the United States and Japan by ordering segregated schools for Japanese students.
Day of marriage May 17, 1944
The temperature on May 17, 1944 was between 2.0 °C and 12.1 °C and averaged 7.5 °C. There was 4.5 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (3%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
April 10 » Rudolf Vrba and Alfréd Wetzler escape from Birkenau death camp.
April 22 » World War II: Operation Persecution is initiated: Allied forces land in the Hollandia (currently known as Jayapura) area of New Guinea.
June 10 » World War II: Six hundred forty-two men, women and children massacred at Oradour-sur-Glane, France.
June 15 » World War II: The United States invades Saipan, capital of Japan's South Seas Mandate.
June 20 » Continuation War: The Soviet Union demands an unconditional surrender from Finland during the beginning of partially successful Vyborg-Petrozavodsk Offensive. The Finnish government refuses.
October 18 » World War II: Soviet Union begins the liberation of Czechoslovakia from Nazi Germany.
Day of death July 20, 1993
The temperature on July 20, 1993 was between 12.9 °C and 19.5 °C and averaged 14.8 °C. There was 5.8 mm of rain during 1.1 hours. There was 2.1 hours of sunshine (13%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
January 7 » Bosnian War: The Bosnian Army executes a surprise attack at the village of Kravica in Srebrenica.
January 25 » Five people are shot outside the CIA Headquarters in Langley, Virginia. Two are killed and three wounded.
February 8 » General Motors sues NBC after Dateline NBC allegedly rigs two crashes intended to demonstrate that some GM pickups can easily catch fire if hit in certain places. NBC settles the lawsuit the next day.
October 3 » An American attack against a warlord in Mogadishu fails; eighteen US soldiers and over 350 Somalis die.
November 23 » Rachel Whiteread wins both the £20,000 Turner Prize award for best British modern artist and the £40,000 K Foundation art award for the worst artist of the year.
December 30 » Israel establishes diplomatic relations with Vatican City and also upgrades to full diplomatic relations with Ireland.
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